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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200606-01] Opera: Buffer overflow Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200606-01] Opera: Buffer overflow |
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Opera: Buffer overflow Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200606-01 (Opera: Buffer overflow) SEC Consult has discovered a buffer overflow in the code processing style sheet attributes. It is caused by an integer signedness error in a length check followed by a call to a string function. It seems to be hard to exploit this buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code because of the very large amount memory that has to be copied. Impact A remote attacker can entice a user to visit a web page containing a specially crafted style sheet attribute that will crash the user's browser and maybe lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1834 Solution: All Opera users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/opera-8.54" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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